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Junction man’s big dog could be taller than Guinness Book record holder

Most dogs resign themselves to drinking from the toilet, but Remington can easily drink from the sink, as his owner demonstrates.

Remington, the Great Dane, thinks he’s a lap dog, but he doesn’t quite fit on owner Josh Peterson’s lap. Peterson of Grand Junction believes his dog may be the tallest in the world. Big Rem has a Facebook page, too.

Josh Peterson tries to convince 3-year-old Remington that he’s not going for a car ride. Another family dog, Patches, the basset hound, watches from below.

No, he’s not a horse, but Remington may just be the tallest dog in the world.

At least, that’s what the owner of the 3-year-old blue Great Dane hopes to prove to officials with the Guinness Book of World Records.

It all started when Grand Junction resident Josh Peterson was watching an episode of Oprah Winfrey’s show earlier this week.

On the show, the famed daytime talk-show host featured Giant George, a 245-pound blue Great Dane from Tucson, Ariz., that measured 43 inches tall, which was verified by a Guinness “adjudicator” and instantly proclaimed on Feb. 22 as the record holder.

After seeing that program, however, Peterson pulled out his own measuring tape.

Remington, who weighs about 185 pounds, came in at 7 feet, 8 inches long and 43 3/8 inches tall.